mcp-dotnet-samples vs everything

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	mcp-dotnet-samples by microsoft	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsCloud Storage	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	C#	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-dotnet-samples · Summary

Microsoft's collection of MCP server samples in .NET for connecting AI models to various services.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-dotnet-samples · Use cases

Building custom MCP servers to connect AI models with .NET applications
Demonstrating integrations with Azure services and Microsoft ecosystem
Providing examples of Docker-based MCP server deployments

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-dotnet-samples · Install

Installation

Each sample in this repository has its own installation instructions. Generally, they can be installed via Docker:

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/microsoft/mcp-dotnet-samples/[sample-name]:latest

For VS Code integration, use the following snippet in your settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "[sample-name]": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/microsoft/mcp-dotnet-samples/[sample-name]:latest"]
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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